EDUCAUSE | pedagogy and Web 2.0

Tune In October 2: Web 2.0 for the 21st-Century Learner

pkurkowski — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:59:23 -0500

Are Web 2.0 technologies growing in popularity among your students and faculty members? Are you wondering how to integrate them into teaching and learning in a meaningful way, while supporting them across your institution?

In this free October 2 EDUCAUSE Live! Web Seminar, Web 2.0 for the 21st-Century Learner, presenters Veronica Diaz, PhD, and Rochelle (Shelley) Rodrigo will explore four critical issues about incorporating Web 2.0 into higher education: Web 2.0 and the 21st-century learner, pedagogy and support tools, faculty development possibilities, and institutional support.

Those unable to attend may wish to visit the archives after the event or browse related EDUCAUSE resources on IT Integration, Net Generation Faculty, Net Generation Learner, and Web 2.0.

ELI In Conversation: Web 2.0 Learning Tools- What are they? What is their role in higher education?

gbayne — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:12:04 -0600

In this podcast we feature a conversation with Barbara Sawhill, Director of the Cooper International Learning Center at Oberlin College, and Jude Higdon, Instructional Technology Support Team Coordinator at the University of Minnesota. This discussion was recorded at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

Some technology experts question whether we can use the term "Web 2.0" in a meaningful way since many of the components have existed since the early days of the web. There are many definitions floating around for the term. What is meant by "Web 2.0", specifically from a pedagogical standpoint? And how can these tools be used to enhance learning?

Barbara Sawhill co-presented the session "Who's Afraid of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and the Big Bad CMS? A Digi-Drama About Fear 2.0"at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting.

Jude Higdon co-presented the session "Comparative Political Media 2.0: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasting, YouTube, and More" at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting.

Show notes:

There are a few books and articles referenced in this conversation:

"Death to the Syllabus!", from Liberal Education, a publication of the Association of American Colleges and Universities
"Teaching For Understanding", a project by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Project Zero.
"Teaching One Moment At A Time: Disruption And Repair In The Classroom", by Dawn Skorczewski

eSchool News article on educational applications of Tagging

joeclark — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:55:05 -0600

Though I don't think it uses the word "folksonomy" anywhere, this article in eSchool News contains -- if you can wade through the gee-whiz style -- a couple of neat ideas for application of tagging tools in the classroom. The examples are provided by K-12 educators but could easily be adapted to any instructional context.